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Groton's Rollins among champs

DRACUT --The Star and Hudson Speedways held a combined banquet at Lenzi's Millhouse Restaurant in Dracut on Saturday night to honor their 2012 champions and other special award recipients.

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Geoff Rollins of Groton was among the headline award winners after winning the Hudson Outlaw Late Model Championship. Rollins is a loyal supporter of Hudson, but he also ventured to other tracks this season, proving his versatility as a driver and a mechanic as well.

Several other area drivers earned top three finishes in the season standings. Nick Fisette of Pelham, N.H., finished second in the Hudson Roadrunner class, ahead of Jen Lord from Lowell. At Star, both Billerica driver Rob MacRae (Outlaws) and Bret Culleton of Pelham (Strickly Stock) took home third place hardware. Culleton was also presented with a sportsmanship award.

Nick Dombroski finished second in the standings, and he also earned an award as the "Most Improved Driver" in the Hudson Thunder Lights class. Meegan and Ron Lord of Dracut were also honored with point standings trophies and Ron also took home an award for sportsmanship.

Russ Wood Sr., of Pelham presented Chris Augevich with the Woody's Auto Strickly Stock Championship trophy and a $500 bonus from Woody's for that accomplishment. Jacob Dore of Sanford, Maine took home the biggest prize as the 2012 EKeys Modified Star Champion.

Star promoter Bob Webber Jr., announced that the EKeys Modifieds will return as the headline division next season.

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While car counts were less than what was hoped for during part of the season, the final race had a full field of cars.

The American-Canadian Tour (ACT), featuring area standouts 2012 Champion Wayne Helliwell Jr., and Joey Polewarczyk Jr., have added a new event to their 2013 schedule. The Lowell Sun has learned that the Canaan (N.H.) Fair Speedway will host an official tour event on Saturday, June 15. It is also rumored that Star could be adding an ACT race to their schedule next summer as well, but no announcement has been made.

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